Guy ThomasDebugging docker exit 0Today, I had an issue with a node JS app failing to connect to a DB. It resulted in the container stopping with exit 0.Jan 27Jan 27
Guy ThomasPHP 8 constructor promotion with inheritance (subclasses)PHP 8 has this amazing feature called “constructor promotion” that allows you to define the properties of a class and set them in one go…May 10, 2023May 10, 2023
Guy ThomasPHP 8.0 Model Classes with constructor promotionLet's start with what I mean by “Model Class”. A “Model Class” is nothing more than a class used to describe some data. This could be a…May 10, 2023May 10, 2023
Guy ThomasCan Chat GPT really replace a coder?When I heard that Chat GPT was capable of writing code, I was immediately sceptical. I have tried a couple of AI code pilots in the past…Mar 26, 2023Mar 26, 2023
Guy ThomasMoodle Behat: Accessing host chromedriver from dockerFrom time to time, you may want Behat tests on your docker container to connect to chromedriver on your host so that you can easily debug a…Mar 15, 2023Mar 15, 2023
Guy ThomasShare Local Moodle Docker Using NgrokIn the past, as a developer, I’ve used vagrant + vagrant share to get a public URL for my local Moodle which can then be accessed via the…Jun 7, 2022Jun 7, 2022
Guy ThomasTypescript typing constantsLet’s say you are creating a type and you want a property to refer to a specific constant.Mar 9, 2022Mar 9, 2022
Guy ThomasReact Hook Form Submitting From Parent ComponentNOTE: I’m publishing this in case it is useful to people but with the following disclaimers:Feb 3, 2022Feb 3, 2022
Guy ThomasMoodle — Debugging SQLMost Moodle developers will have hit this problem: You write what you think is a *perfect* SQL query but it doesn’t work. Then you think —…Dec 6, 2021Dec 6, 2021
Guy ThomasDisable PHP code sniffer rulesI work with Moodle code a lot and on most (if not all) projects codesniffer is employed to ensure a degree of coding consistency and…Oct 7, 2021Oct 7, 2021
